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Warner Archive has released Vincente Minelli's 1950 Father of the Bride, and it's a gorgeous new Blu-ray.
I've not seen this film in years, but after viewing a good portion of it, I can tell you that it's delightful from the fade-in onward.
Bosley Crowther, in his 19 May 1950 review for the New York Times, noted the following about that opening:
"From the moment the picture opens, with Mr. Tracy slumped wearily in a chair amid all the litter and leavings of a played out wedding feast, one can sense that the M.-G.-M. craftsmen have got it off on the right foot, and from the moment he starts his peroration, you know he's the man for the job. There is recognizable back-break in that litter and there's a true edge to Mr. Tracy's voice. Here is the veritable image of the thoroughly squeezed father of the bride."
Another beautiful offering from Warner Archive, with beautiful gray scale, shadow details, resolution, black levels, and grain structure to represent the work of John Alton. And great audio, with a bit of unexpected base in the music of Adolph Deutsch -- look him up.
Please support this very special Warner Archive release.
Image - 5
Audio - 5
4k Up-rez - 5
Pass/Fail - Pass
Recommended
RAH
I've not seen this film in years, but after viewing a good portion of it, I can tell you that it's delightful from the fade-in onward.
Bosley Crowther, in his 19 May 1950 review for the New York Times, noted the following about that opening:
"From the moment the picture opens, with Mr. Tracy slumped wearily in a chair amid all the litter and leavings of a played out wedding feast, one can sense that the M.-G.-M. craftsmen have got it off on the right foot, and from the moment he starts his peroration, you know he's the man for the job. There is recognizable back-break in that litter and there's a true edge to Mr. Tracy's voice. Here is the veritable image of the thoroughly squeezed father of the bride."
Another beautiful offering from Warner Archive, with beautiful gray scale, shadow details, resolution, black levels, and grain structure to represent the work of John Alton. And great audio, with a bit of unexpected base in the music of Adolph Deutsch -- look him up.
Please support this very special Warner Archive release.
Image - 5
Audio - 5
4k Up-rez - 5
Pass/Fail - Pass
Recommended
RAH
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